The politics in the 49120 area of Niles, MI are highly contested. There are many local political candidates vying for office, offering a variety of different perspectives and ideas. These candidates come from diverse backgrounds, and their campaigns focus on important issues that affect the community. Local residents have been engaged in debates and discussions about these issues, and they have shown passionate support for their favorite candidates. Residents also actively participate in elections to ensure their voices are heard and their preferred candidate is elected. As a result, the politics of this area remain vibrant and its citizens committed to civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 49120 (Niles, MI) is leaning conservative.
Berrien County, MI is leaning conservative. In Berrien County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berrien county remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 45.3%.
Berrien county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49120 (Niles, MI) is leaning conservative.
Niles, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Berrien County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Niles Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Michigan is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Niles, Michigan: R R d r R r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 49120 (Niles)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 707 contributions totaling $54,130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 288 contributions totaling $84,768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)